Internal Communications Lead
CompanyWood
Location
Sunbury-On-Thames, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypeFull-time
Posted At6/2/2026
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Description
Job Description
Wood has an exciting opportunity for an Internal Communications Lead to join out team a 12 month contract working directly with our client on the Net Zero Teesside (NZT) and Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) projects. This role offer hybrid working from the Sunbury office where 3 days a week in the office will be expected. We are open to either fixed term or contractor engagements for the role.
The Role
The Internal Communications Lead will coordinate all internal communication activities across the NZT/NEP projects. Th e role ensures consistent, accurate, and engaging messaging across all contractor organisations, strengthens alignment on project charter behaviours, and supports culture-building initiative s.
T he role will work closely with the project management team to develop internal communication materials including emails, project updates and milestones , internal events including project town halls and reporting mechanisms to maintain high levels of engagement, visibility of progress, and delivery of key project messages.
Our Clients and Projects
The NZT and NEP projects represent one of the UK’s most significant decarbonisation initiatives, delivering large-scale carbon capture, transportation , and storage infrastructure. Successful delivery requires strong alignment and engagement across bp, multiple contractors, and a diverse site workforce. Effective internal communication is essential to sustain project culture, strengthen contractor partnerships, reinforce safety and charter expectations, and support leadership visibility across all worksites.
What We Can Offer
Wood has an exciting opportunity for an Internal Communications Lead to join out team a 12 month contract working directly with our client on the Net Zero Teesside (NZT) and Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) projects. This role offer hybrid working from the Sunbury office where 3 days a week in the office will be expected. We are open to either fixed term or contractor engagements for the role.
The Role
The Internal Communications Lead will coordinate all internal communication activities across the NZT/NEP projects. Th e role ensures consistent, accurate, and engaging messaging across all contractor organisations, strengthens alignment on project charter behaviours, and supports culture-building initiative s.
T he role will work closely with the project management team to develop internal communication materials including emails, project updates and milestones , internal events including project town halls and reporting mechanisms to maintain high levels of engagement, visibility of progress, and delivery of key project messages.
Our Clients and Projects
The NZT and NEP projects represent one of the UK’s most significant decarbonisation initiatives, delivering large-scale carbon capture, transportation , and storage infrastructure. Successful delivery requires strong alignment and engagement across bp, multiple contractors, and a diverse site workforce. Effective internal communication is essential to sustain project culture, strengthen contractor partnerships, reinforce safety and charter expectations, and support leadership visibility across all worksites.
What We Can Offer
- Meaningful and interesting projects across the energy and materials sectors.
- Flexible working arrangements that balance team and individual needs offering hybrid working arrangements
- Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
Communications Strategy & Leadership
- Build and maintain the project s communications plan in partnership with contractors
- Engage with contractor communication leads, ensuring alignment of messaging and activities
- Ensure integration of messaging into broader project communications
- Develop communications materials and technical author for project related communications
- Organise and procure project merchandise to support engagement and recognition
- Manage the roll-out of project initiatives across all sites and contractor groups
- Coordinate quarterly projects awards
- Coordinate printing, production, and distribution logistics for allmaterials across sites
- Manage the projects communications budget
- Track and report engagement metrics and trends
- Produce regular project newsletters, project progress and update videos
- Draft and circulate broader project updates for all stakeholders
- Encourage and support the creation of Yammer posts, including writing content where needed
Stakeholder Engagement, Events & Messaging Alignment
QUALIFICATIONS
Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 45 countries, employing around 25,000 people. www.woodplc.com
Diversity Statement
- Coordinate contractor sponsor events, including certificates, materials, and logistics
- Support context calls, leadership engagement sessions, and broader project communication events / townhalls
- Ensure consistency and alignment of messaging across multiple contractors and project teams
- Coordinate onboarding sessions and ensure new joiners are introduced to the charter principles
QUALIFICATIONS
- Proven experience in internal communications, stakeholder engagement, or corporate communications in a major project or industrial environment
- Experience working in multi‑contractor or multi‑stakeholder environments, ideally within energy, construction, infrastructure, or similar sectors
- Strong writing, editing, and content development skills
- Experience developing communication plans, engagement materials, and/or campaign content
- Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, logistics, and production workflows
- Experience coordinating events or engagement activities across distributed sites preferred
- Strong interpersonal and relationship‑building skills across diverse stakeholder groups
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously
- Creative design experience using WHAT to develop internal materials
- Proactive, collaborative working style with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
- High attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality communication materials
- Demonstrated commitment to safety, charters, and inclusive team culture
Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 45 countries, employing around 25,000 people. www.woodplc.com
Diversity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.